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I. I; SEIVIASHKO. MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING TILES- APPLICATION FILED MAY 7. 1918. v l 315 'i566 Patentedsept. 2,1919.

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1. J SEMASHKU.

MACHINE ma ASSEMBLIN'G TILES.

APPLICATION FILED M 'y, i918.

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ammi? 50 are filled uponyt JOHN J. SEMASI-IKO, O'F SOUTH RIVER, NEW JERSEY.

MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING TILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 2, 1919.

Application led May 7, 1918. Serial No. 233,109.

This invention relates to machines for assembling tiles, and one object is to provide anapparatus by means of which small square, hexagonal, or circular tiles maybe assembled in' regular order,'and, in spaced relation, and have a sheet of paper applied i5 thereto, whereby Vthese tiles may be used forflwring purposes in the same manner in which tilesv assembled by hand, are -employed'.

It has been the practice to assemble tiles for the purpose indicated by placing the latter indiscriminately on a board provided with divisional strips, the board then being of moving'the tiles into the spaces between the strips, after which it is necessary to manually reverse the position of a large number of tiles in order that the smooth surface thereof may be exposed. By means of the' present invention, the manual labor is almost entirely dispensed with, it merely being necessary to place the tiles in a hopper from which they are discharged andcaused to travel over a belt where they are so placed that the-smooth surface will be exposed, the

tiles then passing through a chute to a series of boards moved by means of a conveyer, the tiles falling into proper position without further attention on the part of the operators. The tiles are then ready to receive a gummed sheet of paper and are then ready for use.' L

The invention consists in the novel construction for effecting the results above outlined, and especially in the' means forcenducting the tiles from the belt, below the hopper, to the boards provided with spaced strips.' It consists further in the means whereby spaces left vacant between certain of the strips accommodating hexagonal /tiles e rpassage of .the boards through the apparatus a secondtime. The y invention still further consists inproviding a conveyer carrying boards-permanently secured thereto, with means for holding the tiles on the boards when the latterare in- 0riven a vibratory movement for the purpose `vertcd, and means for disengagng the holdlng devices permitting the series bij tiles with a sheet of paper applied thereto to be discharged.

In the accompanying drawings 'forming 60 part of this application:

Figure 1 is a view in vertical longitudinal section,

Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views showing means for vibrating a screen below the hopper,

Fig. 4L is a top plan View, the hopper being omitted, p

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in vertical section showing means for applying a gummed strip to the tiles when' the latter are assembled directly on. a conveyer or belt.

Fig. G is a vertical transverse section,

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the tiles being` discharged from the chute to a 7-5 board provided with a plurality of spaced strips,

Figs. 8v and 9 show modified forms of boards for receiving liexagonal-rtles,

Figs. 10 and 1l are vertical transverse sec# 80 tions showing means for supporting the boards and permitting the shifting of the same to a new position for filling the spaces left vacant after the lirst passage of the boards through the apparatus,

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary view showinga number of tiles of circular form,

Fig. 13, is a detached view showing diagrammatically portions oftwo machines with a conveyer belt between the machines for re- 9@ turning empty boards to be again fed through the apparatus.

Fig. 14 is a vertical longitudinal section showing a conveye'r or Chain with a series of boards secured thereto and showing means for holding the tiles in position while the bpards are inverted,

Fig. 15 showsa conveyor traveling at an angle compared withvthe direction of travel of the conveyer of Fig. 14 and showing means for detaching from the lower run of the conveyer of Fig. 14, the boards holding the tiles secured to the paper sheets.

The framework of the machine is designated l() and lin the latter are mounted a plurality of rollers 12 and l3- on which travels a belt v14; a hopper is designated 15 and is provided with a cut oli device 16 l through which the tiles are fed to the apparatus. A pivotally mounted screen. 1'( is 110 vibrated by means of an` arm 18 actuated from a. toothed wheel 20 carried by the axle 21'of the roller 12. An offset device 22'.is

engaged by the teeth of the notched member 2Q and provides the vibratory movement. The' upper run of the belt 14 1s supported 4by a board or the like 23, the tiles are dischargedfthrough a downwardly extending Y chute 25 including a plurality of division members shown -in Fig. 7 and designated 26, These division strips 26 are spacedsuficiently to accommodate tiles of the size to be employed. A pluralityof resilient strips 27 are secured to a bar 28 and are deected as shown into approximate contact with the surface of the'tiles about to be dischar ed from between the strips 26. A rotata le rod or' shaft 29 carries a plurality of ec-v `centrically mounted disks 30, and the operation of the latter by means of a crank '3l permits'of the interruption of the flow 'of tiles fromthe chute 25. The division strips 26 are solocated that the tiles contact -with the up er edges thereof when they first engage dijese strips and they gradually adjust ;t`hemselves to 'the required position for travelbetween. the strips and do not engage the upper end portion thereof .in such a mannen as to cause obstruction,

A series of boards is provided for re-v ceiving the tiles as they'are discharged from chute'25,`these boards being I'providedl with strips 36 and?l extending at right angles With each otheras shoivnlin Fig 7,I inthe upon the second passage of, the boards fle track by means of a conveyer lcomprisln a 'chain 50 the links of which are.prov1 ed` event that square tiles are being employed.

p If hexagonal tiles are to be used .thestrips are of zigzag formation as shown in Figs..

8 and 9, these strips being designated40 and the boardsupon which they are carried are shown at 4l'.` In using hexagonaltiles it is necessary to feed the board through." the machine twice as shown in vthe figureV last mentioned, lthe first operation providl ing for lling alternate spaces between strips 40, and the second operation providing for filling the spaces left vacant.

In Figs. 10 and IllA Ihave shown a plu-iY rality of track members 44 and 45`ormed o'f' angle iron and adapted to engage grooves 46 formed on strips 47 carried sides of they boards. These grooves` are so arranged as shown in Figs. 10 and 11 that the boards may be transferred from onepoj sition to another position iny order thatv the empty spaces between .rows of strips 40, already filled, may be supplied with tiles` through the machine.

he arrangement of the angle vbars constituting, the track members of the machine designed for square tiles is shown in Fig. 6,

these track members being designated 48 and 49. The boards are carried along the catches 68, these 'suitable devices by the under with engaging devices 51', the chain being supported and operatedbysproeket wheels designated respectively 52 and y 53.

A roll of paper is designated 55, the sheet being fed over roller 5 6 serving 'to guide the paper into contact with the' smooth upper surface of the tiles. Glue is :fed from a supply trough 57 to a brush or series of brushes 58 for applying glue to the surface of the paper coming into Contact with the upper surface of the tiles. The tiles with the paper applied thereto pass downwardly betweenrollers 56 and' 60 lto any1 suitable receiving device 61, the'lsheet of tiles being then ready yfor use. I

In the form shown in f Fig. l14 the tiles -are fed from the chute'25 to a series of beardsl which are permanently mounted onv i a conveyer chain.v Thesev boards are designatedA 65 andv are mounted on conveyer chain 66. The'paper is applied to the upper the sheet of 'tiles With'ithe i in Fig. 12 are applied to a vgurnined sheet,

4and it is not necessary to assemble them in any particular manner butv merely to' l bring their edges'into contact, the apparatus Aillustrated in Fig` 'may beemployed for applying the glue to the sheet of paper andbringing the latter into Contactwith the tiles carried upon a suitable u belt '54.

What is claimed is: l

1. In a machine of thefclas's conveyer,'nieans for feeding chute lincluding a plurality'ofiindependent channels, means for controlling-thepassage of tiles through the channels,l a receiving dedescribed, a

tiles, thereto,` a.

v ice including a 'plurality ofistripsI certain of which are spaced to correspond with the i channels ofthe chute, meansv for movingv the receiving means lon'gitu'dinally.with rel.

erence 4to the ehutepthe receiving means .i3-.- cludinga plurality of "sets of guides, and

supporting means engaging either set upon shifting the receiving'means .transversely with reference to the patho travel thereof.

`2. In a machine of theclass described, a vtraveling belt,A means for feeding tiles thereto, a chute extending from. one end of the belt and. downwardly inclined, a of 'boards provided with `spaced strips, the

chute lalso beingprovided with stripsfsimilarly spaced, means for movingthe boards longitudinally with reference tothelower end of the chute, a 'track for supporting the boards, said' boards beinghprovided with4 guiding devices permittin'gthe yshifting of ilu bom-le 'intuye ly io pestioi fee filling, from the ehute,tl1e vacant spaces between certain of the strips el the boards, upon lle passage of the boei-:cls through elle machine in second time. l 3. ln ay meehiiie of the lese deseiileed, traveling belt, e chute cepeieing there@ with and adapted to receive eejecs moved? from the upper run of ille belt, a receiving device located below the chute, seid oliuie including L plumlty of parallel chen; els, a resilient device projecting into each eliminel, en eccentriezilly mounted device contacting with eaeli resilient devicej and. ineens for operating said ecceiti'ieally mounted. clevices simultaneously., i v 11;. ln a. machine of elle class described, a

e elle eeeevirxg ee en me surface ii-lieeof e sefies el' epeeed eivieieii membei's eeeli presenting a su'feee een ming "se the uneven Side ein' e few el tiles; being fe and ineens ofslii'ting the position of the ieeeiviiig device in e direeien et e right angie with the petli of nevel ef elle 'tiles in the receiving device carrying Said clivieion membeis.

5. lin e device of the clase described, @ile feeding means, tile rreceiving izfieeifie`7 and ineens for shiing uniformlyspeced rows of tlieiles, leieielly with i'efeienee o heir path ei tievel, pemnzting etliei `iles to ue fed beeween seid rows. 'v *i le testimony .vlieieolF l ein@ my eip'imtiu'e. Y

JOHN' ell SEMASHK. 

